Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 119 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
2. 2.Say “fill in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
3. 3.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) tea time (b) jump in (c) you know
4. 4.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
5. 5.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
6. 6.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stan-dup (b) stand | up
7. 7.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
8. 8.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
9. 9.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) ge-tup (b) get | up
10. 10.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wa-kup (b) wake | up
11. 11.Say “jump in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) jump | in (b) jum-pin
12. 12.Which little sound joins “we are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
13. 13.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
14. 14.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) tea time (c) lots of
15. 15.Which little sound joins “go out” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
16. 16.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
17. 17.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
18. 18.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
19. 19.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
20. 20.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
22. 22.Which little sound joins “how are” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “no answer” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | out (b) loo-kout
25. 25.Which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
26. 26.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kin-dof (b) kind | of
27. 27.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) my bag (c) get up
28. 28.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) an idea (c) blue car
30. 30.Listen: which little sound joins “too old” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
31. 31.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
32. 32.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) so big (b) new shoes (c) half an apple
34. 34.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
35. 35.Which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
37. 37.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) an hour (b) you know (c) see you
38. 38.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) tur-noff (b) turn | off
39. 39.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
40. 40.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”

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